Yeah the problem is not Bylsma, the problem is RS. Bylsma cannot turn turds into gold. RS spent his entire tenure drafting defensemen, that is not Bylsma's fault.

I don't really fault Shero at this point, either. His main goal is to get as many puck-moving defensemen as possible. We have the top two players in the world, get them that puck. Get it to them quick and flat. With the current glutton of these types of players in the system, some will be on the trading block at some point. And look at what he can turn a mediocre puck mover into - Neal and Niskanen.

Yeah the problem is not Bylsma, the problem is RS. Bylsma cannot turn turds into gold. RS spent his entire tenure drafting defensemen, that is not Bylsma's fault.

I don't really fault Shero at this point, either. His main goal is to get as many puck-moving defensemen as possible. We have the top two players in the world, get them that puck. Get it to them quick and flat. With the current glutton of these types of players in the system, some will be on the trading block at some point. And look at what he can turn a mediocre puck mover into - Neal and Niskanen.

It could also be that GMRS weighed the Pens development history and found that the Pens have had a lot more success developing defensemen than they forwards or goalies. He may simply be playing to their strength.